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West Lafayette, IN vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than West Lafayette.
- People are 132.6% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 13.9 years older in Bloomington.
 West Lafayette, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population44.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 201042,055  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 199025,907  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now99.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area13.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Lafayette, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2035.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 641.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 West Lafayette, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 White66.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian21.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Lafayette, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population21.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married73.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households13,588  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,082  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews
Yasue · Bloomington, IL
Ten + years, a review of TWO cities: Blo/No
Over 9 years ago

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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J · Bloomington, IL
14 Years a Native
Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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J · Bloomington, IL
!4 Years in Bloomington; A Natives Perspective
Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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